Home made ice cream is a summer treat and we always add bits of cookies, granola, or other tasty treats. The problem has been how to keep these additions from becoming mush in the ice cream.

There’s a secret that professional ice cream makers know and it's easy for you to achieve with your own creations. The secret is coating the crunchy bits with melted chocolate. The chocolate give them a protective coating from the ice cream, thus allowing them to retain their crunch.

How To:Melt the chocolate with a little coconut oil, this thins it out so it provides better coverage. Your teeth will thank you, a thick layer of chocolate might be too hard to bite into when frozen. Break your crunchies into little pieces—they should definitely be small enough to fit on a spoon—and dip them in the melted chocolate. Allow them to cool on a wire rack until totally solidified. Add them to a running ice cream maker once the ice cream is almost finished mixing. You can also mix them into the softened ice cream by hand. So, next time you mix up your favorite ice cream add a bit of chocolate crunch.Need some inspiration?Broken-up graham crackersCookies of any typeCrumbled potato chipsPretzelsBits of waffle coneGranola